Client:
Orla Bird (self-initiated project)

Task:
78 card designs, booklet and a box

Description:
A tarot deck is a set of 78 cards used for divination and self-exploration. It consists of Major and Minor Arcana. Major Arcana are the trump cards numbered from 0 to 21, believed to represent important life events or personality traits. Minor Arcana cards are arranged into 4 suits: pentacles, cups, swords and wands, reflecting relatively mundane features of life.

Avisomnia (avis somnia, lat. – bird’s dreams) is a tarot deck based on the symbolism of the Rider-Waite deck except with different imagery. Major Arcana archetypes are presented as interconnected organisms with eyes as symbols of a presence while Minor Arcana feature 4 different kinds of imaginary plants, one for each suit.

(2020-2022)

The deck is available for purchase HERE.